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Cape and Islands District
presidential margin
2008D+21.12012D+15.32016D+21.42020D+31.82024D+27.3
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+27.3
2024
median income$96,774U.S. $80,734 · MA $103,960
median age54.1U.S. 39.1 · MA 40.3
poverty rate7.0%U.S. 12.5% · MA 10.1%
bachelor’s+ (25+)49.3%U.S. 35.6% · MA 47.3%
non-english11.8%U.S. 22.3% · MA 25.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Irish23.8%
English16.2%
Italian11.3%
Puerto Rican0.8%
Dominican0.7%
Mexican0.6%
Jamaican1.5%
African American†1.2%
Cape Verdean0.7%
Chinese0.3%
Nepalese0.2%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Dukes County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Cape and Islands District

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Cape and Islands DistrictHarrisD+27.3
2024
2024 presidential margin for Cape and Islands DistrictThe boundary of Cape and Islands District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+27.3), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Cape and Islands District · D+27.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic62.1%68,902
Donald TrumpRepublican34.8%38,588
Jill SteinGreen-Rainbow3.1%3,470
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 3 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (3 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Cape and Islands District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Barnstable County, MADemocraticD+20.6
Dukes County, MADemocraticD+52.4
Nantucket County, MADemocraticD+36.7
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
62.1%Harris68,902
34.8%Trump38,588
3.1%Stein3,470
+27.3%
110,960
D
64.9%Biden72,767
33.1%Trump37,076
2.0%Jorgensen2,253
+31.8%
112,096
D
57.2%Clinton58,134
35.8%Trump36,417
7.0%Johnson7,081
+21.4%
101,632
D
57.7%Obama56,705
42.3%Romney41,627
0.0%
+15.3%
98,332
D
59.6%Obama58,566
38.6%McCain37,867
1.8%Nader1,791
+21.1%
98,224
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +27.3% in 2024.+27.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+21.1%
2012+15.3%
2016+21.4%
2020+31.8%
2024+27.3%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DJulian CyrState Senate · Cape and Islands

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Covering Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket, this district combines a heavily seasonal population with a year-round base that skews older and white — and has backed Democratic presidential candidates by wide margins for decades.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.8 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 27.3 points.

A population of 174,352, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $96,774 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Plymouth and Barnstable District and State Senate District 6.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Plymouth and Barnstable District
Massachusetts
90.9twin score
12-yr trend% Evangelicalmedian income≠ median age
State Senate District 6
Delaware
79.6twin score
median age12-yr trend% unaffiliated≠ college share
State Senate District 24
New Hampshire
78.0twin score
12-yr trend2024 margin% Evangelical≠ median age

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

Compare two places, side by side

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Places within Cape and Islands District

counties it covers3
Barnstable CountyDukes CountyNantucket County

Frequently asked questions

How did Cape and Islands District, Massachusetts vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cape and Islands District, Massachusetts voted Democratic by 27.3 points (D+27.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 110,960 votes cast, 68,902 went Democratic and 38,588 went Republican.
How many people live in Cape and Islands District, Massachusetts?
Cape and Islands District, Massachusetts has a population of 174,352 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cape and Islands District, Massachusetts?
Median household income in Cape and Islands District, Massachusetts is $96,774 — above the national median of $80,734. The Massachusetts state median is $103,960.
What is the political history of Cape and Islands District, Massachusetts?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Cape and Islands District, Massachusetts from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.